Type : Station
Distance from Sydney : 213.224km
Opened : Opened 14 August 1911, closed prior to 1990 and re-opened.
Closed : n/a
Status : In use
Name meaning : After Colonel Paterson, temporary governor of NSW after William Bligh
Notes : The station has shifted 19.2 metres from the original site. Up side platform was 91.4 metres, later shortened to 5 metres and then re-extended. A3 standard station building with waiting room, station masters office, cream shed and parcels room. A goods shed was provided along with the SM house. Loop installed at time of opening. 1/7/1936 central interlocked loop added. 1946 electric lighting installed. 19/12/1961 Hunter Valley Co-operative siding installed (now used by the Rail Motor Society) - this is accessed of a 437 metre goods siding. Passing loop extended to 1783 metres (date unknown). 25/7/1988 goods loop siding converted to a dead end siding.
Paterson opened in 1911 (open license image)
First train over the Paterson River bridge en-route to Dungog on Monday, 14th August 1911.
Paterson, soon after opening
Paterson Railway Bridge during construction (Picture Maitland)
Paterson bridge under construction in 1910
Paterson, circa 1920 (Paterson Historical Society)
Paterson, 1964 (uncredited)
100ft turpentine ("turpy') timber poles at Paterson railway. They were from Hancock's mill on the Allyn River at Massey Creek. 1960 (Paterson Museum)
G. KELLY Photo 123. RAILWAY BRIDGE, PATERSON, probably around 1915
Paterson, 1982 (Graeme Skeet)
Location of Paterson station (Six Maps)
Paterson Railway Bridge (Picture Maitland)
Paterson Station looking south on 7th May 1994. (Jim Dean)
The front of a postcard dated 28 February 1909 sent from Paterson by Robert Mulholland (marked with a cross in the photo) to his mother in Sydney. The photo was probably taken during construction of the north coast railway line through the Paterson district. Image courtesy of Gary Sullivan.
Paterson, 2012 (Dave Porter)
Navvies' camp at Paterson in 1909 - construction of the Dungog secion of the line.
Paterson, yard layout (1982)
From Shane Morris:
"A photo of the layout of the panel at Paterson, sent to me by a friend, who suggested group members may find this of interest.[/size]I have taken the liberty of enlarging the photo my friend sent me, I expect some finer details may be blurred.Many thanks to said friend, I owe you a coldie, I have fond memories of the pub at Paterson."
Rob Rouse images 2019 & 2020
Rob Rouse images 2019 & 2020
Alex Albans 11/01/2021
Paterson gates, undated, probably 1960s (Ken Cranfield)
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[/size]And the same location in 2021 (Google)
Stephen Joseph Miller 27/5/2020
Paterson railway bridge (undated) (SLNSW)
Paterson station, circa 1930 (Paterson Historical Society)
One for the sleuths in the group - this is a railway crossing in the Paterson area, undated and location not qualified.
5912 crosses some fairly sturdy infrastructure at Paterson while hauling a loaded ballast from Martins Creek on 12th December 1968. Note also the communications wires strung out, something not seen nowadays. (George stevens)
Paterson railway station in 1930s.(Paterson Historical Society)
Paterson, probably early 1960s
Paterson, 12/8/2020 (Rob Rouse)
Paterson location (Hi Res)
Paterson, 1988, Gary Auer
XP2008 NT32 crossing 3MB1 in the loop with 8L05 in the siding at Paterson 11/11/2020 (Bradley Coulter)
Eddie Oliver, the RTM's Tours Office makes the staff exchange at Paterson for 3820. 24 Feb 1974. (Mike Goodall)